EDG-Based Light Convergence and Divergence in VEQF_ Chromatic Shear and Void Lensing Evidence (v3)

In the Vacuum Energy Quanta Field (VEQF) framework, Energy Density Gradients (EDGs) drivelight convergence around masses (inward deflection) and divergence from voids (outward"push"). This paper derives unified equations for both, showing convergence in dense regionsand divergence in underdense voids, without spacetime curvature. Simulations demonstratechromatic effects, with shorter wavelengths diverging more in voids. We bridge VEQF toGeneral Relativity (GR), showing observational compatibility (e.g., deflection scales) butinterpretive difference (EDGs as thermodynamic advantage vs. geometry). Empirical supportfrom BAO, BOSS, and DES surveys—detecting negative convergence in voids at up to 6.6σ—provides theoretical proof of EDGs. Lensed quasars (e.g., Q2237+0305, RXJ 1131-1231) showchromatic dispersion, with blue light amplified more (offsets ~0.3-0.5 mag), calibratedconservatively. DES Y3 convergence maps (e.g., KS_tomo4, min κ = -0.0258) and DESY3/KiDS analysis (shear biases |m_i| < 0.04, avg -0.0213; photo-z biases |Δz| < 0.02) reinforceEDG divergence and enable chromatic shear tests. New predictions: wavelength-dependentshear in optical surveys (~5-20% stronger shear for blue ~480 nm vs. red ~750 nm bands,detectable at ~3-5% thresholds) and chromatic effects in radio lensing (~1-5% frequencydependent offsets for 1-10 GHz). These GR-absent signatures are testable with public DES Y3,Euclid, and VLBI data (e.g., MG J0414+0534).